Word · Frequency #16717
attribution
归因；归属
attribution
- 1.
The act of attributing something.
归因的行为。
- 2.
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
把某种品质或特征归于某人或某物
- 3.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
对所有权或作者身份的明确或正式承认。
- 4.
assigning to a cause or source
归因于某个原因或来源
- 5.
A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
一种法律原则,将责任扩展至实际未实施侵权或犯罪行为的被告。
归因的行为。；把某种品质或特征归于某人或某物；对所有权或作者身份的明确或正式承认。；归因于某个原因或来源；一种法律原则,将责任扩展至实际未实施侵权或犯罪行为的被告。
In use
His attribution of the team's success to luck surprised everyone.
The teacher asked for clear attribution of each idea to its source in the essay.
Experts debated the attribution of the anonymous poem.
the attribution of language to birds
the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
attribution of sth to sb/sth
常用于正式语境，表示把事物归属到某来源或原因。
The attribution of the painting to Picasso was confirmed by the museum.
将这幅画归属于毕加索的说法已得到博物馆的确认。
Connections
Collocations
- causal attribution
- 因果归因
- The study focuses on causal attribution in everyday situations.这项研究关注日常情境中的因果归因。
- attribution theory
- 归因理论
- Attribution theory explains how people interpret the causes of behavior.归因理论解释人们如何解读行为的原因。
- make an attribution
- 做出归因
- It is often hard to make an attribution when multiple factors are involved.当涉及多个因素时，往往很难做出归因。
- attribution of blame
- 责任的归因
- The report discusses the attribution of blame for the failure.这份报告讨论了此次失败责任的归因。
- attribution error
- 归因错误
- Making a quick judgment can lead to an attribution error.仓促判断可能导致归因错误。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把结果送给原因：attribution就是‘at tribute（献礼）’，想象把功劳当作礼物献给真正的源头。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal reports、legal contexts attribution 是正式名词，多用于学术写作、正式报告等书面语境，表示把某种性质、原因或责任归于某人或某事；口语中不常用，通常会用更简单的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 contribution、distribution、retribution、substitution 押韵（均以 /uːʃən/ 结尾）。注意：tribute 和 tribunal 拼写相近但发音不同，不押韵：tribute 重读第一个音节 /ˈtrɪbjuːt/；tribunal 虽重读第二音节但结尾为 /nəl/，与 attribution 的 /ʃən/ 不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.